Met him about 1974. He was the guest speaker at our AFJROTC dining out at Bitburg AFB in Germany. Noticed the Base and Wing commander at the base addressed him with great respect calling him "sir". Was still flying and had flown in his personal Beechcraft Bonanza and was allowed to land at the base which was a rare honor. Humble, kind, intelligent, funny, and gracious man. Gave a great talk that I wish I had a copy of.
Damn….we should have recorders ready the moment any one of these guys begins to speak. Their history and their impressions of it is crucial. And now there are so few left
@@mamavswild - Practically no one is left... Just think of this : the 20 year old pilot who joined the Luftwaffe when the war broke out in 1939, today would be 103 ! Not impossible but highly unlikely.
how many innocent civilians did this nazi kill? a lot... how many bombs did he throw on innocent people? very many .. who cares what he says?plus he sold himself to you americans after the war..classic traitor
@@dejanjuhanovski9504 - Don't be so dumb...you ask who cares about what he says...and YOU care so much that you eagerly watched this video AND took the time to write several hatred-filled blunders...! Do us a favor and hit the road, Jack !
sorry Bob H, but you are a douchebag for showing so much admiration for an enemy combatant who should have used all his focus and energy towards eliminating the subhuman filth known as hitler, saving tens of millions of lives. That would have been someone to admire.
I met the WW2 American pilot by accident when I was seeking a old lake beach. He showed me a large mural painting depicting Galland shooting down a B-26 bomber and this gentleman in his P-47 Thunderbolt disabled Galland’s plane. All pilots survived. All had signed the painting and became friends after the war ended. They were as gallant as the pilots of WW1 were and now they are gone. The P-47 pilot name was James J. Finnegan unknowingly had shredded Galland 262 jet and Galland was able to land at his base, it was his last air battle.
The late Eric "Winkle " Brown. Possibly the finest pilot who ever lived. Was inspired by Ernst Udet. An instinctive pilot that could take your breath away with his skill. Brown landed a Mosquito ( The most underrated Aircraft of WW2) on a carrier in 1944. Flew more variants than anyone on the planet. It is hard to get passed the loss of life involved. But , do believe there was a deep respect there.
@@Pedro-em3ikThis isn’t the case. Galland was admired because of his bravery and talent and after the war became friends with a lot of pilots from both sides. These pilots had qualities that were respected
Gathering of Eagles convention in 1985. Met him at the symposium put together by Virginia Badger at the MGM. Then went to the air show out at McCarren Airport.
In 1957 I opened a United Aircraft office in Koeln, and was delivering Sikorsky H-34 helicopters to the German Army. General Galland was an advisor for United Aircraft, and the two of us often traveled together to the Paris Air Show or to the Helicopter Symposiums in Koblenz. At the first Paris Air show where I was present each day, United Aircraft had a Chalet at the flight line, where our guests could get a bite to eat and have a drink while the flying program was going on. Late one afternoon, my wife and I went from our stand in the main exhibition hall out past parked aircraft to the Chalet. What we found there was a mess. Dirty plates and glasses covered the bar. I took off my jacket, rolled up my sleeves; put on an apron and started washing dishes and glasses. My wife was doing the same. Then General Galland arrived at the Chalet, with his wife, the Countess. When he saw us washing dishes, he took off his jacket; rolled up his shirt sleeves, put on an apron; and grabbed a dish towel to dry the items my wife and I were washing. His wife did the same. As we were in the midst of our dish washing and Chalet clean up, our Chairman of the Board of United Aircraft came in. He took a look at what we were doing; said hello to us, and left. At the next Paris Air Show, we had a whole crew of French workers at the Chalet as cooks, bar tenders, servers, and a clean-up crew. Occasionally, when I had to get to Hamburg for a meeting with Lufthansa management and couldn't find a flight that got me there, I'd ask Adolf if he could fly me to Hamburg in his Beech Bonanza. He did. So, General Galland was also my very occasional private pilot, who would fly me from Koeln to Hamburg! He flew and I was his copilot / navigator.
@@malb3348 After WWII, the fighter pilots used to get together once a year. Everyone that flew a fighter was invited to attend. Bader, the British Spitfire pilot, and Galland were good buddies, and later, when Galland's wife had a baby, Bader was the God Father.
Met Adolf Galland at a presentation and book signing at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in DC when I was a kid in the 70s. Very interesting to talk to and respected me as a kid. Graciously signed a couple of my books. A class act all the way.
The Germans (and the Japanese) were very much "Fly until you die" in WW2. The US tended to rotate its aviators to training cadres so they could pass on their knowledge to the next crop of aviators. Hence, not too many German aviators survived the war. But the ones who did tended to have ridiculous mission counts and aerial victories compared to US or British pilots.
@@oneandy2 Brazil did the same as Germany and Japan in their campaign in Italy with their pilots. Many missions had some pilots that had already passed 50 missions, some reaching 100 missions between October 44 and April 45 in two or more sorties (especially ground attack with their P-47s) per day due to lack of replacement.
@@MasonboyMasiel Yes, the first group of fighters (P-47 fighters) subordinated to the 350th Fighter Group of the 62nd Fighter Wing of the Twelfth Air Force even received the Presidential Unit Citation commendation for its performance in the theater of operations (Apennines and Po Valley)
Meet him in Dusseldorf ,in 1982 ,when a Me 109 made the first flight since war end. When the Me109 started there were more than 200.000 people. Many former pilots were criyng. Every one was silent...Something to remember
My room had models hanging from the ceiling. And I remember my 109 model. Dad is German and was in the war but at the end. Kirt student. Heroes because thay made it through ww2
Have a signed copy of Adolf Galland’s books in my library. Met and spoke with Virginia Bader in her store and studio a number of years ago near Orange County airport. Did not know until she shared with me that she and General Galland had a long and treasured relationship. It was a conversation that stays with me even today. Great video and tribute to a Fighter Pilot’s Fighter Pilot. Thanks for this two-part Video. Greatly appreciate bringing General Galland back to life so vividly. Clearly a labor of love.
Galland was one of the key stunt pilots in the filming of The Battle of Britain Watching him fly the ME - 109s acquired from Spain for the movie.was incredible. I could say his arrival at the set - Galland made a "Gallant " entrance.
@Aussie Pom Speaking of the depature scene: in reality, Goering ordered the train to depart in such a haste, that several telephone and power cables weren´t unplugged and kept dangling behind the rolling train. The director decided to have that NOT included in the movie since it would have turned a movie, claiming to be mostly historically accurate, into a comedy
An international treasure. A true air warrior and I don't care what side you were on, his bravery and expertise in combat is venerated by people who truly appreciate aerial combat.
Great video! How lucky we are Adolf Galland invited the camera crew to video tape his memories. A wonderful book: A Higher Call gives first hand account of the character and honor of Adolf Galland!
Nothing but respect for this man. His book “The First and the Last” is a must read for all who seek to know what being in the German military leadership during WW2 was really like. A non political hero of his country.
in late 80 I happened to be given The book Die erste und die lezte then 2005 i moved to TX I threw it away I missed it since then I found out in ebay I order it then I watch my youtube and come cross this show and watching now
This man not only treated enemy pows with respect but Douglas bader and Stanford tuck who were anti german became very close friends in fact,the latter became godfather to Gallands son ,good to know no hate existed between former combatants
@@pobinr May be his "sin" was to fight for his Country ?? Not for the Nazi regime!! Other allies aces also fought for their Country and they did not think of the brutal excesses the Colonial regime made since the bigining of the 20 century!! They only were Gentlemen that fought for their Country!!
@@iaidagger8278 our boys were fighting to defend our country & freedom. Galand was fighting in the name of evil. I bet he used to use civilians for target practice in Spanish civil war. Just a dashing thug in a uniform
What a incredible man, I know nothing of this and just click on for a change. I find it amazing and the utmost respect for this man. I am British and I salute the RAF pilots who fought in the Battle of Briton god bless them all. But in my total ignorance of this subject, I cannot find fault with this lion of a man, he is the real epitome of days gone by , intelligent and respectful . I can’t really believe just what I have watched. God bless him and may I also say god bless all the RAF pilots who fought to save Great Briton . A Huge gulf in what they were fighting for but I cannot find it possible to discredit this man even though he fought against my country. May peace always be between us.
Pilots went on guts and skill. I cannot remember the exact time the German pilots had once they reached Britain but it was not much. Probably some of you know what the German planes had time wise before needing to turn back. Burned a bunch of fuel crossing and recrossing the channel. Many planes lost to running out of fuel. And, sadly, concentration camps did experiments on prisoners to see how long a human could stand the temperature of the channel’s water and how best to bring the body temperature back up without further damage. Different times for sure.
In 1980 Generalleutnant Adolf Galland visited Vancouver, British Columbia to attend the annual Battle of Britain ceremony and to see old friends, including the famous RAF ace Douglas Bader. My brother Dave and I took the day off school and hopped on the bus to see him and other aces at an event being held at a downtown Vancouver mall. Local resident Franz Stigler, who had a long association with our Royal Canadian Air Cadets squadron, was also in attendance. Naturally, we were enthralled by their comments on flying and the war. I ran down the street and popped into the two or three nearest bookstores, hoping to find a copy of General Galland's war memoir 'The First and the Last', only to be disappointed. Nevertheless, both Stigler and Galland signed our copy of 'A Pictorial History of the Luftwaffe' - Galland over a portrait of himself, Stigler on a photo of a Me-262, which type he flew late in the war. A day or two later, and much to our surprise, both Stigler and Galland attended our cadet squadron's parade evening, which was held in a high school gym in Port Moody, B.C. Our CO, Captain Kettlewell, an Englishman, asked the general whether he would like to present several cadets with their glider and powered wings. He accepted and soon stood before the awardees in a sky blue business suit. Each cadet in turn marched up smartly and saluted the German general, and Galland returned their salutes. It was an astonishing scene! Afterwards, Captain Kettlewell addressed the squadron, wryly observing, "Well, it's not every day that we have a Nazi general on parade".
I was privileged to meet General Galland in the Fall of 1976 when he was a guest speaker at Norwich, the military college in Vermont. He was a guest speaker and his main topic was building the modern Luftwaffe, with some of his WW2 background.
@NOsense of FACTS - no need to travel, U.S. has had " murderers " as a political party 190+ years .... they are the DEMOCRAT PARTY OF THE KKK, BLM & ANTIFA
@@Two4Brew you are a man of the cloth and you speak of it being a privilege to meet someone who was not a mere pawn but an integral part of the German war machine. If you want to talk about repugnant, then I would say that applies to your values in life and you should be ashamed of yourself.
I got to hear him speak at the Long Beach California Elks club in 1987, beside him was Günther Rall, Walter Krupinski and another German ace whose name I forget. It was amazing to Herat here men speak and hear the story of the European air war from the German side.
Thank You for putting all this together..as an American, it's been great to see The War being memorialized before the Veterans are gone..These Men's stories are incredibly important and need the same treatment.. some of these Germans kill rates were nothing short of amazing! Eric Hartman comes to mind, in particular..
@@senseofthecommonman don't put words in my mouth, pal.... that is not what I said... you CAN learn from your enemies, so you can stop them next time..
Erich was amazing but the real fighter king was Hans Joachim Marseille! 158 Planes downed. Only Raf Fighters no russians with retarded planes and mostly poorly trained pilots.
Montgomery spoke well of Galland in his memoirs. He was very well liked and accepted in England after the war, Galland gave a speech at Tavistock Hall in London in 1971 and got a standing ovation that lasted a few minutes.
WoW! What a documentary this is! Seems strange listening to Herr Galland talking about shooting down so many of my countrymen, not to mention so many wonderful Spitfires that have become so respected & famous in English folklore, But war is war and this is a true factual account of how it really was from the other side. Respect, but wouldv preferred if Herr Galland was fighting for the English instead! Cant wait for part 2 !
Spitfires you must understand are overrated in fact they used 100 to 150 American octanes. Me109 performance is amazing considering the low octane 87. So I personally am not impressed with spitfire and the zero could easily outturn it. The truth doesn’t vanish it endures while the lies dissipate.
@@garyseeseverything8615 That is actually something to celebrate with all of these foreigners helping you and Churchill’s statement is still relevant “Never have so many owed so much to so few !”
On February 29, 1944 the ' British Ministry of lnformation ' sent the following note to the higher British Clergy and to the BBC. ........Sir, l am directed by the Ministry to send you the following circular letter : It is often the duty of the good citizens and of the pious Christians to turn a blind eye on the peculiarities of those associated with us. But the time comes when such peculiarities, while still denied in public, must be taken into account when action by us is called for. We know the methods of rule employed by theBolshevik dictator in Russia itself from, for example, the writings and speaches of the Prime Minister himself during the last twenty years. We know how theRedArmy behaved in Poland in 1920 and in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Galicia, and Bessarabia only recently. We must, therefore, take into account how theRedArmy will certainly behave when it overruns Central Europe. Unless precautions are taken, the obviously inevitable horrors which will result will throw an undue stain in public opinion in this country. We cannot reform theBolsheviks but we can do our best to save them - and ourselves - from the consequences of their acts. The disclosures of the quarter of a century will render mere denials unconvincing. The only alternative to denial is to distract public attention from the whole subject. Experience has shown that the best distraction in is ' Atrocity Propaganda ' directed against the enemy. Unfortunately the public is no longer so susceptible as in the days of the " Corps Factory ", the " Mutilated Belgian Babies " and the " Crucified Canadians ". Your cooperation is therefore earnestly sought to distract public attention from the doings of theRedArmy by your wholehearted support of various charges against the Germans and Japanese which have been and will be put into circulation by the Ministry. Your expression of belief in such may convince others. I am, Sir, Your obediant servant ( Signed ) H.HEWET, Assistant secretary. The Ministry can enter into no correspondence of any kind with regard to this communication which should only be disclosed to responsible persons. ATROCITY PROPAGANDA - " Atrocity propaganda is how we won the war. And we're only really beginning with it now ! We will continue this atrocity propaganda, we will escalate it until nobody will accept even a good word from the Germans, until all the sympathy they may still have abroad will have been destroyed and they themselves will be so confused that they will no longer know what they are doing. Once that has been achieved, once they begin to run down their own country and their own people, not reluctantly but with eagerness to please the victors, only then will our victory be complete. IT WILL NEVER BE FINAL. Re-education needs careful tending, like an English lawn. Even one moment of negligence, and the weeds crop up again - those indestructible weeds of historical TRUTH. " - SeftonDalmer (1904-1979), former British Chief of ' Black Propaganda ': Said after the German surrender in 1945 in a conversation with the German Professor of lnternation Law Dr.FriedrichGrimm. christiansfortruth.com/post-war-u-s-occupying-forces-believed-germany-justified-in-war-and-hitler-served-his-country-constructively/
Respect, Galland, Cigar smoking Strategist, though I was partial to Werner Molders, who was both a Dominate Fighter Pilot & Strategist, I read ERich von Mansteins Memoirs and he said when Molders Fighter Group was assigned to his Rear on Crimea supply roads that were being attacked, when Luftwaffe Field Marschall Von Richthofen sent Molders group, that Soviet Ground attacks stopped completely, that's how well the judeo bolschviks feared and was able to Identify when Sky Sharks were there
He sort of resembles Broderick Crawford from the old “Highway Patrol” series from the 1950’s. I didn’t realize he knew English until watching these videos.
My father learnt to fly for the RAF . He was in the Australian Air Force.Dad went to reunions of the Flying school in Southern Rhodesia where he learnt to fly. They had reunions in Australia. Galland was a guest speaker one night . Dad got home very late & thoroughly enjoyed his night listening to this guy & talking with him whom he had tremendous respect for . My Dad was a fighter pilot in 44 & 45 in the UK. He would find this video fascinating.
After WW2 he became great friends with former enemies which included Douglas Bader Laddie Lucas, Johnny Johnson and Robert Stanford Tuck. He was a guest a on Douglas Bader at his This is Your Life tribute. Adolf died 9 February 1996.
He must of had a deep friendship with Moelders as he was emotional when talking of his death and funeral. Read Galland's book, he was a great pilot and man.
I read Adolf Galland's biography more than 35 years ago. The book is entitled The First and the Last. Glory and downfall of the German fighter pilots. And if you are really interested in the subject, you will find the best knowledge there is in this book. And I find it very nice to see an English-language report about Adolf Galland. Mfg. Magnus
I read his book when I was a kid. I also read Pierre Glosterman. The Finnish aces. and Saburo Sakai, The Samurai. They were heroes, not tarnished by the ugly politics of the times.
The japanese Saburo Sakai, badly wounded in the head during a dogfight and thus unable to see a thing, miraculously managed to get back to base and land his Zero without crashing. Some pilot.
Anche io ho letto questi libri. Erano uomini eccezionali che non avevano niente a che vedere con coloro che li avevano coinvolti in quel conflitto disastroso
Yes, I read "The First and the Last", by Adolf Galland, "I Flew for the Fuhrer", by Heinz Knoke, "Stuka Pilot", by Hans Rudel, "The Big Show", by Pierre Glosterman, "Fighter Over Finland", by Eino Luukkanen, "Samurai", by Saburo Sakai, "Wing Leader", by J.E. Johnson, and "Duel Under the Stars", by Wilhelm Johnen
Uno dei tanti grandissimi generali tedeschi. Un grande pilota,coraggiosissimo e preparatissimo. L'Aviazione Militare Argentina,gli deve molto. Fu un 'grande' anche nel dopo guerra. Un militare indimenticabile. Onore eterno!
wow!? do you understand what you say?- inform yourself ab the ship he sunk with children and wounded people, what do you think -what has he done at war?, helping doctors? saving children and women?
@@alexloepp Don't flip your lid!.The war is over .Both sides were in the business of killing .Nobody on either side came out of it pure and immaculate, free of sin so give it a rest .
@@alexloepp You pathetic excuse of protoplasm. The allies began the bombing of civilians in Germany, and the arming of merchant vessels at sea. Before the arming of merchant vessels, German naval vessels would take crew and passengers off the ships abour to be sunk. Put blame where it belongs: Your 'hero' Churchill.
Mate of mine was in the Air Cadets and Galland was the honorary commander. He met the guy, and described him as “a real gent”. I won’t repeat what he said about Bader.
There is some video of him cruising over the D day beaches in his personal Beachcraft Bonanza “V” holding the Joy stick in one hand and in the other pointing various landmarks, you can even see his trademark cigar . I think it was taken in the early 60s but I am not sure
And his eyesight was actually not good. He passed the vision test by memorizing the chart, which a friend in the doctor's office passed down to him days earlier. Imagine.
Pour être un bon pilote de chasse à cette époque,il fallait garder son sang froid.le tout,c est d avoir les yeux derrière la tête.lorsque l on tombait sur ces pilotes,il vallait mieux les éviter.les grands as allemands avaient une expérience énorme.
My mum had a pen friend from Germany in the 1960s they spoke often when her German pen friend said she had an uncle who was a Luftwaffe pilot during the war. That pilot was Adolf Galland. He sent my mum a personalised photo of himself to her. She still has it sitting on her coffee table.
Interesting that the footage from Galland's home shows a model of a Spanish HA-112 painted in German Luftwaffe colors and insignia. The HA-112 was the Spanish license-built BF-109, and had a different engine, which was an upright V12, making the nose of the plane much different than the BF-109. The Germans never operated HA-112s in any theatre, and the HA-112 was never officially painted in German colors. I know Galland consulted on the 1969 British movie, 'Battle of Britain', and HA-112s were used to represent the German attacks, but that's really the only connection I can see to Galland and that plane.
His Rigger attached a piece of steel on the Canopy above his head, it hit him when closed & Adolph was really pissed. When he came back from the sortie there were 3 dents, from bullet hits
23:55 Galland calls it "Victories" to shoot down an opponent; as I have read, that is what most German pilots called them, Victories. The english bloak near the beginning of this video calls them, kills. Many German pilots truly were the Knights of the skies.
should have been first Inspector of the German Airforce in 1955, but due to the objection of the United Staates, he was not allowed to become member of the post-war Luftwaffe. Although officially it was in the pure responsibility of Germany to choose the right man for that positon, General Turner received a telegramm from gem general Twining, in which he stated, that Turner should make clear, that the US Fovernment is not willing to accept general Galland in this position. So much about 100% free decissions...
Hitler had great universal knowledge, not only did Adolf Galland and Goering knew this. But also Leon Degrelle, all of those in Hitler's inner circle. Leon Degrelle talked about this universal knowledge that Hitler had in his books.
I've always had a great amount of respect for Galland, watching this interview has only increased that. I loved hearing from Galland himself the origin of the "Give me a squadron of Spitfires" we quote
@@senseofthecommonman Also, I'm British so Galland was responsible for training the Argentine pilots who decimated our task force in the Falklands. The British military still respect Argentina's pilots.
@@senseofthecommonman Man always looks to killers for heroes, failing that it's a man in uniform, fire-fighter or somesuch...after that it's a sports figure. It's naive to expect otherwise.
@@senseofthecommonman då va alla mördare även usa. England Ryssland osv han stred för sitt land vad skulle han annars göra. Så du inte filmen. O hörde va han sa !? Men klart. Lätt för dig o sitta o dömma i efterhand.
I remember him speaking about how Hitler didn't want war with England but was forced to fighting them. Adolf Galland was a very respectful gentleman when meeting him decades ago
@@senseofthecommonman ….yes. Seriously. The Treaty of Versailles so badly treated the German people that it created the environment for Hitler and revenge.
@@hertzair1186 yes the treaty did create that environment, and certainly went to far with a vindictive element to it. However the treaty was a direct result of Germany’s aggression, so I still don’t see how they deserved anything but contempt.
A very adroit and clever soldier. On his aircraft, he had Mickey Mouse painted. He deemed that to see it would cause an instant of mixed feelings to his American adversaries, and that instant can be the difference between his victory or defeat.
This is a lie. He literally says in the video you cannot see markings on the plane including his kill count on the tail or identifying marks to tell who the pilot inside was. I know you want to seem cool on the internet and get all the "likes" but you don't have to make things up. It's quite disingenuous and rather insulting might I add.
@@gonzalesfrederic6213 Yes but that's not the reason he had it. You are making up lies. You are a liar. You cannot see a tiny decal on a plane flying 300 knots in the sky. He _literally said this in the video._ Stop with the lies please.
Remark: A. Galland was in heavy dispute with A. Hitler and H. Göring about the ME 262 Fighter, because A. Hitler saw the ME 262 Jet only as a bomber! As a result from this dispute was, A. Galland lost his Luftwaffe general commander job (usually after a dispute with Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring you lost your life!). This story shows how brave this man was!
No, sorry, remarks to your remarks, AH wanted to distract SOME 262 as bomber, this slowed down production and the priorital assignment to Jagdgeschwader. 2. In a dispute with HG and AH you got assigned to the front, never killed. 3. A.Galland wasn't THE general of the Luftwaffe, that was HG, he was the commander of the Fighters, not bombers, not long range, not Fallschirmjäger, not reconnissance, not Jabo, not training, not Flak, not local command, no area assignment, he was in charge of the strategic development of fighters and their tactics.
@@angriff69 Remarks to your remarks: 1. AH was an absolutely full idiot for his plans with the Me 262! 2. Yes, it happened to some Luftwaffe pilots after a dispute with HG and AH they got assigned to the front and KIA or MIA! 3. Absolutely right, A. Galland was the general of the FIGHTERS!
There is a lot of evidence that indicate the AH slowdown was a myth. Galland was quite the self promoter. There is a great informative and unbiased video here on yt on the topic.
ua-cam.com/video/SDYHd1PuR5U/v-deo.html This guy speaks gerrman and was able to dig into actual luftwaffe records. Maybe is accurate, maybe not, but I always think history deserves that deeper dig. Galland just seemed to me to never be to blame in his telling of events. Hitler, the evil little bastard he was, also caught the blame for "everything" (much of it deserved, I just don't think all of it). Anyway, over the years I've read a few reputable accounts that the bomber version had no effect on deployment of the 262.
Germany was always short on fuel in fact they used 87. The allies made good hp on their engines(which were usually smaller displacement) because they used 150 octanes. Truth is hard many can’t handle it it’s human nature.
What does even mean moron? So the allies were cheating? Or what? 1. War isn’t fair, if it is, you are not fighting it properly. Truth is hard and many can’t handle it. But what does this mean? Seems like both sides designed engines which worked for them. We all know who won the war though.
@@imperialinquisition6006 30 countires vs Japan and Germany is not war it’s a big joke! At bare minimum allow the axis to have some oil but this isn’t war it’s enslaving the coming generations who don’t know the past.
Sort of. Germany had 2 main grades of aero engine fuel, called B4 and C3. C3 was used to some extent in the Battle If Britain and was 95 octane at lean settings and 110 at rich settings. Later in the war this improved to 97 lean and 125~130 rich (and possibly even towards the end of the war) However as I understand it the short hand way of describing the octane rating varied between the allies and Germany. Hence although German fuel was lower octane, the difference was far less than it would first appear.
Met him about 1974. He was the guest speaker at our AFJROTC dining out at Bitburg AFB in Germany. Noticed the Base and Wing commander at the base addressed him with great respect calling him "sir". Was still flying and had flown in his personal Beechcraft Bonanza and was allowed to land at the base which was a rare honor. Humble, kind, intelligent, funny, and gracious man. Gave a great talk that I wish I had a copy of.
Damn….we should have recorders ready the moment any one of these guys begins to speak. Their history and their impressions of it is crucial. And now there are so few left
@@mamavswild - Practically no one is left... Just think of this : the 20 year old pilot who joined the Luftwaffe when the war broke out in 1939, today would be 103 ! Not impossible but highly unlikely.
how many innocent civilians did this nazi kill? a lot... how many bombs did he throw on innocent people? very many .. who cares what he says?plus he sold himself to you americans after the war..classic traitor
@@dejanjuhanovski9504 - Don't be so dumb...you ask who cares about what he says...and YOU care so much that you eagerly watched this video AND took the time to write several hatred-filled blunders...! Do us a favor and hit the road, Jack !
sorry Bob H, but you are a douchebag for showing so much admiration for an enemy combatant who should have used all his focus and energy towards eliminating the subhuman filth known as hitler, saving tens of millions of lives. That would have been someone to admire.
I met the WW2 American pilot by accident when I was seeking a old lake beach. He showed me a large mural painting depicting Galland shooting down a B-26 bomber and this gentleman in his P-47 Thunderbolt disabled Galland’s plane. All pilots survived. All had signed the painting and became friends after the war ended. They were as gallant as the pilots of WW1 were and now they are gone. The P-47 pilot name was James J. Finnegan unknowingly had shredded Galland 262 jet and Galland was able to land at his base, it was his last air battle.
The late Eric "Winkle " Brown. Possibly the finest pilot who ever lived. Was inspired by Ernst Udet. An instinctive pilot that could take your breath away with his skill.
Brown landed a Mosquito ( The most underrated Aircraft of WW2) on a carrier in 1944. Flew more variants than anyone on the planet.
It is hard to get passed the loss of life involved. But , do believe there was a deep respect there.
What a priceless painting!
It is in people DNA to admire the sucesseful. Even foes. Conversely we despise the losers
Amazing story 🙏🏻
@@Pedro-em3ikThis isn’t the case. Galland was admired because of his bravery and talent and after the war became friends with a lot of pilots from both sides. These pilots had qualities that were respected
My granddad wrote him a letter during the war and got a reply. These guys were the rockstars of their time.
To bad we are not speaking German now
@@beyondalpha1072 still time to learn! ;)
@@AS-vy6ds Have fun its hard haha
@beyondalpha1072 *Too*
You can't spell in English. What makes you think you'd do any better in German?
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Met him at a air show in Las Vegas many years ago. Very gracious and signed my book of his. Living history !.
Gathering of Eagles convention in 1985. Met him at the symposium put together by Virginia Badger at the MGM. Then went to the air show out at McCarren Airport.
J'ai une immense admiration pour cet homme.homme humble,qui partait à la guerre avec ses pilotes.il savait de quoi il parlait.
In 1957 I opened a United Aircraft office in Koeln, and was delivering Sikorsky H-34 helicopters to the German Army. General Galland was an advisor for United Aircraft, and the two of us often traveled together to the Paris Air Show or to the Helicopter Symposiums in Koblenz. At the first Paris Air show where I was present each day, United Aircraft had a Chalet at the flight line, where our guests could get a bite to eat and have a drink while the flying program was going on.
Late one afternoon, my wife and I went from our stand in the main exhibition hall out past parked aircraft to the Chalet. What we found there was a mess. Dirty plates and glasses covered the bar. I took off my jacket, rolled up my sleeves; put on an apron and started washing dishes and glasses. My wife was doing the same.
Then General Galland arrived at the Chalet, with his wife, the Countess. When he saw us washing dishes, he took off his jacket; rolled up his shirt sleeves, put on an apron; and grabbed a dish towel to dry the items my wife and I were washing. His wife did the same.
As we were in the midst of our dish washing and Chalet clean up, our Chairman of the Board of United Aircraft came in. He took a look at what we were doing; said hello to us, and left.
At the next Paris Air Show, we had a whole crew of French workers at the Chalet as cooks, bar tenders, servers, and a clean-up crew.
Occasionally, when I had to get to Hamburg for a meeting with Lufthansa management and couldn't find a flight that got me there, I'd ask Adolf if he could fly me to Hamburg in his Beech Bonanza. He did. So, General Galland was also my very occasional private pilot, who would fly me from Koeln to Hamburg! He flew and I was his copilot / navigator.
Fantastic story! Thanks for sharing!
I'd ask Adolph 😁😁😁
Brilliant story all I've ever read about him sounds real decent down to earth person
@@malb3348 After WWII, the fighter pilots used to get together once a year. Everyone that flew a fighter was invited to attend. Bader, the British Spitfire pilot, and Galland were good buddies, and later, when Galland's wife had a baby, Bader was the God Father.
Great story. "When the going gets tuff, the tuff get going"
Met Adolf Galland at a presentation and book signing at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in DC when I was a kid in the 70s. Very interesting to talk to and respected me as a kid. Graciously signed a couple of my books. A class act all the way.
“I personally had over 400 (combat) missions, it’s not very much.” Absolutely incredible.
The Germans (and the Japanese) were very much "Fly until you die" in WW2. The US tended to rotate its aviators to training cadres so they could pass on their knowledge to the next crop of aviators. Hence, not too many German aviators survived the war. But the ones who did tended to have ridiculous mission counts and aerial victories compared to US or British pilots.
705 including spain
@@oneandy2 Brazil did the same as Germany and Japan in their campaign in Italy with their pilots. Many missions had some pilots that had already passed 50 missions, some reaching 100 missions between October 44 and April 45 in two or more sorties (especially ground attack with their P-47s) per day due to lack of replacement.
@@mariofilho7227Brazil??
@@MasonboyMasiel Yes, the first group of fighters (P-47 fighters) subordinated to the 350th Fighter Group of the 62nd Fighter Wing of the Twelfth Air Force even received the Presidential Unit Citation commendation for its performance in the theater of operations (Apennines and Po Valley)
“…I was followed by Spitfires who were not in agreement with me…” a great way of putting it..
Meet him in Dusseldorf ,in 1982 ,when a Me 109 made the first flight since war end. When the Me109 started there were more than 200.000 people.
Many former pilots were criyng. Every one was silent...Something to remember
I didn't know they let women fly in WW2
@@salazam Habe Respekt du Hund!
Love seeing his artifacts in the background of his home, his luft dress dagger, for example. What a great pilot.
Shame he didn’t collect the dog tags of all the men he murdered, so you could see the reality of what he was.
As a kid here in Australia I built a model of Herr Gallands BF 109, a true warrior.
And murderer
I did the same as a kid in South Africa, many years ago.
My room had models hanging from the ceiling. And I remember my 109 model. Dad is German and was in the war but at the end. Kirt student. Heroes because thay made it through ww2
Have a signed copy of Adolf Galland’s books in my library. Met and spoke with Virginia Bader in her store and studio a number of years ago near Orange County airport. Did not know until she shared with me that she and General Galland had a long and treasured relationship. It was a conversation that stays with me even today. Great video and tribute to a Fighter Pilot’s Fighter Pilot. Thanks for this two-part Video. Greatly appreciate bringing General Galland back to life so vividly. Clearly a labor of love.
Have you read "A Higher Call"?
@@thomasdriver174 Yes. Good read. Unique ethos from Franz Stigler, for a German fighter pilot.
Reflection on the past is difficult at best but to hear it from such good fighter pilot with an excellent record is a great historical reference.
Very interesting video!
My buddy will be 100 this year, he was also a pilot in the Luftwaffe. He flew He111 and Ju52. Living history!
Videotape an interview with him. Before he and his memories are lost!
Living murderer.
@@senseofthecommonman
It's great!
name?
@@BOHICA_
Johannes Lachmund
Galland was one of the key stunt pilots in the filming of The Battle of Britain Watching him fly the ME - 109s acquired from Spain for the movie.was incredible. I could say his arrival at the set - Galland made a "Gallant " entrance.
They didn't use 109s in the movie they were a Spanish Buchons I believe.
@Aussie Pom Speaking of the depature scene: in reality, Goering ordered the train to depart in such a haste, that several telephone and power cables weren´t unplugged and kept dangling behind the rolling train. The director decided to have that NOT included in the movie since it would have turned a movie, claiming to be mostly historically accurate, into a comedy
@@kek7320 The 111 were Spanish ones too, with RR engines.
That was back in 1968.
@@kek7320 . Sure, but the Buchon was a Me.109 built under German license in Spain fitted with a British Merlin engine.
An international treasure. A true air warrior and I don't care what side you were on, his bravery and expertise in combat is venerated by people who truly appreciate aerial combat.
Great video! How lucky we are Adolf Galland invited the camera crew to video tape his memories. A wonderful book: A Higher Call gives first hand account of the character and honor of Adolf Galland!
Apart from saying Holy Sh8, you had to follow orders.
Nothing but respect for this man. His book “The First and the Last” is a must read for all who seek to know what being in the German military leadership during WW2 was really like. A non political hero of his country.
He fought for a murderous dictatorship and amoral idiots like you are despicable
@@Baskerville22 well said
I loved the first and the last. I had a paperback with line drawings of airplanes. One of the books that got me into warbirds.
Excellent book!
in late 80 I happened to be given The book Die erste und die lezte then 2005 i moved to TX I threw it away I missed it since then I found out in ebay I order it then I watch my youtube and come cross this show and watching now
This man not only treated enemy pows with respect but Douglas bader and Stanford tuck who were anti german became very close friends in fact,the latter became godfather to Gallands son ,good to know no hate existed between former combatants
I totaly agree!,every pilot makes it best for wining the air combat on both sides alike!!only profesional"s accomplish their misión in war !!
Absolute gentlemen. Killed lots of people on behalf of one of the most evil genocidal regimes in history 🙄
@@pobinr May be his "sin" was to fight for his Country ?? Not for the Nazi regime!! Other allies aces also fought for their Country and they did not think of the brutal excesses the Colonial regime made since the bigining of the 20 century!! They only were Gentlemen that fought for their Country!!
@@iaidagger8278 our boys were fighting to defend our country & freedom.
Galand was fighting in the name of evil. I bet he used to use civilians for target practice in Spanish civil war. Just a dashing thug in a uniform
@@pobinr Anybody that fought for his Country was fighting in the name of "evil"
Met him end of the Sixties when my dad introduced him to me in an officers club of a German Air Base. An impressive man.
This is phenomenal been wanting to see this. He's my favorite Fighter Pilot of all time.
What a incredible man, I know nothing of this and just click on for a change.
I find it amazing and the utmost respect for this man.
I am British and I salute the RAF pilots who fought in the Battle of Briton god bless them all.
But in my total ignorance of this subject, I cannot find fault with this lion of a man, he is the real epitome
of days gone by , intelligent and respectful .
I can’t really believe just what I have watched.
God bless him and may I also say god bless all the RAF pilots who fought to save Great Briton .
A Huge gulf in what they were fighting for but I cannot find it possible to discredit this man even though he fought against my
country.
May peace always be between us.
Pilots went on guts and skill. I cannot remember the exact time the German pilots had once they reached Britain but it was not much. Probably some of you know what the German planes had time wise before needing to turn back. Burned a bunch of fuel crossing and recrossing the channel. Many planes lost to running out of fuel. And, sadly, concentration camps did experiments on prisoners to see how long a human could stand the temperature of the channel’s water and how best to bring the body temperature back up without further damage. Different times for sure.
This man was an aviator of such a professional manner that he was respected by the Allied side during and after the war.
In 1980 Generalleutnant Adolf Galland visited Vancouver, British Columbia to attend the annual Battle of Britain ceremony and to see old friends, including the famous RAF ace Douglas Bader. My brother Dave and I took the day off school and hopped on the bus to see him and other aces at an event being held at a downtown Vancouver mall. Local resident Franz Stigler, who had a long association with our Royal Canadian Air Cadets squadron, was also in attendance. Naturally, we were enthralled by their comments on flying and the war. I ran down the street and popped into the two or three nearest bookstores, hoping to find a copy of General Galland's war memoir 'The First and the Last', only to be disappointed. Nevertheless, both Stigler and Galland signed our copy of 'A Pictorial History of the Luftwaffe' - Galland over a portrait of himself, Stigler on a photo of a Me-262, which type he flew late in the war.
A day or two later, and much to our surprise, both Stigler and Galland attended our cadet squadron's parade evening, which was held in a high school gym in Port Moody, B.C. Our CO, Captain Kettlewell, an Englishman, asked the general whether he would like to present several cadets with their glider and powered wings. He accepted and soon stood before the awardees in a sky blue business suit. Each cadet in turn marched up smartly and saluted the German general, and Galland returned their salutes. It was an astonishing scene! Afterwards, Captain Kettlewell addressed the squadron, wryly observing, "Well, it's not every day that we have a Nazi general on parade".
Tin legs Douglas. 👍
RCAF are mighty proud of their Mozzie and Lanc. 👍🇨🇦
I was privileged to meet General Galland in the Fall of 1976 when he was a guest speaker at Norwich, the military college in Vermont.
He was a guest speaker and his main topic was building the modern Luftwaffe, with some of his WW2 background.
Do you also visit prisons and have the privilege to meet more murderers
@NOsense of FACTS - no need to travel, U.S. has had " murderers " as a political party 190+ years .... they are the DEMOCRAT PARTY OF THE KKK, BLM & ANTIFA
In reply to a repugnant comment. Yes, I have visited a prison, as a volunteer chaplain.
@@Two4Brew you are a man of the cloth and you speak of it being a privilege to meet someone who was not a mere pawn but an integral part of the German war machine.
If you want to talk about repugnant, then I would say that applies to your values in life and you should be ashamed of yourself.
@@senseofthecommonman The murderers were the allies.
I got to hear him speak at the Long Beach California Elks club in 1987, beside him was Günther Rall, Walter Krupinski and another German ace whose name I forget. It was amazing to Herat here men speak and hear the story of the European air war from the German side.
Thank You for putting all this together..as an American, it's been great to see The War being memorialized before the Veterans are gone..These Men's stories are incredibly important and need the same treatment.. some of these Germans kill rates were nothing short of amazing! Eric Hartman comes to mind, in particular..
Killing lots of people who’s country you invaded, really something to be proud of
@@senseofthecommonman don't put words in my mouth, pal.... that is not what I said... you CAN learn from your enemies, so you can stop them next time..
Erich was amazing but the real fighter king was Hans Joachim Marseille! 158 Planes downed. Only Raf Fighters no russians with retarded planes and mostly poorly trained pilots.
Montgomery spoke well of Galland in his memoirs. He was very well liked and accepted in England after the war, Galland gave a speech at Tavistock Hall in London in 1971 and got a standing ovation that lasted a few minutes.
@@Brunel1859 I wish I owned Gallands knights cross
this is historical gold, just like all the other video memories of the lesser known warriors that can be found on line, thank you for posting it up.
WoW! What a documentary this is! Seems strange listening to Herr Galland talking about shooting down so many of my countrymen, not to mention so many wonderful Spitfires that have become so respected & famous in English folklore, But war is war and this is a true factual account of how it really was from the other side. Respect, but wouldv preferred if Herr Galland was fighting for the English instead! Cant wait for part 2 !
Spitfires you must understand are overrated in fact they used 100 to 150 American octanes. Me109 performance is amazing considering the low octane 87. So I personally am not impressed with spitfire and the zero could easily outturn it. The truth doesn’t vanish it endures while the lies dissipate.
20 countries came to save the RAF in 1940 it’s quite a joke!
@@garyseeseverything8615
That is actually something to celebrate with all of these foreigners helping you and Churchill’s statement is still relevant “Never have so many owed so much to so few !”
@@oceanhome2023 the drunk Churchill statement was never honest but an obvious lie in the year 2022.
On February 29, 1944 the ' British Ministry of lnformation ' sent the following note to the higher British Clergy and to the BBC. ........Sir, l am directed by the Ministry to send you the following circular letter : It is often the duty of the good citizens and of the pious Christians to turn a blind eye on the peculiarities of those associated with us. But the time comes when such peculiarities, while still denied in public, must be taken into account when action by us is called for. We know the methods of rule employed by theBolshevik dictator in Russia itself from, for example, the writings and speaches of the Prime Minister himself during the last twenty years. We know how theRedArmy behaved in Poland in 1920 and in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Galicia, and Bessarabia only recently. We must, therefore, take into account how theRedArmy will certainly behave when it overruns Central Europe. Unless precautions are taken, the obviously inevitable horrors which will result will throw an undue stain in public opinion in this country. We cannot reform theBolsheviks but we can do our best to save them - and ourselves - from the consequences of their acts. The disclosures of the quarter of a century will render mere denials unconvincing. The only alternative to denial is to distract public attention from the whole subject. Experience has shown that the best distraction in is ' Atrocity Propaganda ' directed against the enemy. Unfortunately the public is no longer so susceptible as in the days of the " Corps Factory ", the " Mutilated Belgian Babies " and the " Crucified Canadians ". Your cooperation is therefore earnestly sought to distract public attention from the doings of theRedArmy by your wholehearted support of various charges against the Germans and Japanese which have been and will be put into circulation by the Ministry. Your expression of belief in such may convince others. I am, Sir, Your obediant servant ( Signed ) H.HEWET, Assistant secretary. The Ministry can enter into no correspondence of any kind with regard to this communication which should only be disclosed to responsible persons.
ATROCITY PROPAGANDA - " Atrocity propaganda is how we won the war. And we're only really beginning with it now ! We will continue this atrocity propaganda, we will escalate it until nobody will accept even a good word from the Germans, until all the sympathy they may still have abroad will have been destroyed and they themselves will be so confused that they will no longer know what they are doing. Once that has been achieved, once they begin to run down their own country and their own people, not reluctantly but with eagerness to please the victors, only then will our victory be complete. IT WILL NEVER BE FINAL. Re-education needs careful tending, like an English lawn. Even one moment of negligence, and the weeds crop up again - those indestructible weeds of historical TRUTH. " - SeftonDalmer (1904-1979), former British Chief of ' Black Propaganda ': Said after the German surrender in 1945 in a conversation with the German Professor of lnternation Law Dr.FriedrichGrimm. christiansfortruth.com/post-war-u-s-occupying-forces-believed-germany-justified-in-war-and-hitler-served-his-country-constructively/
Fantastic ACE of the All Times...! German Hero...! Great Leader...! From Porto Belo, Santa Catarina State, Brazil...!
Glad you idolised a murderer, think you need some help
One of my all time Heroes....a great man!
Respect, Galland, Cigar smoking Strategist, though I was partial to Werner Molders, who was both a Dominate Fighter Pilot & Strategist, I read ERich von Mansteins Memoirs and he said when Molders Fighter Group was assigned to his Rear on Crimea supply roads that were being attacked, when Luftwaffe Field Marschall Von Richthofen sent Molders group, that Soviet Ground attacks stopped completely, that's how well the judeo bolschviks feared and was able to Identify when Sky Sharks were there
He sort of resembles Broderick Crawford from the old “Highway Patrol” series from the 1950’s. I didn’t realize he knew English until watching these videos.
He also understood Spanish from the years he lived in Argentina after the war.
General Galland was a gentleman of the old school. A man who despised Hitler and Goring
Met him with my Dad at NZ Pathfinders Dinner, dad and him discussed flying from both sides
My father learnt to fly for the RAF . He was in the Australian Air Force.Dad went to reunions of the Flying school in Southern Rhodesia where he learnt to fly. They had reunions in Australia.
Galland was a guest speaker one night . Dad got home very late & thoroughly enjoyed his night listening to this guy & talking with him whom he had tremendous respect for . My Dad was a fighter pilot in 44 & 45 in the UK. He would find this video fascinating.
Southern Rhodesia says it all.🇿🇼
@@willhovell9019 now Zimbabwe..
After WW2 he became great friends with former enemies which included Douglas Bader Laddie Lucas, Johnny Johnson and Robert Stanford Tuck.
He was a guest a on Douglas Bader at his This is Your Life tribute.
Adolf died 9 February 1996.
Hanna Reitch, excuse my spelling, amazing lady test pilot, amazing.
He must of had a deep friendship with Moelders as he was emotional when talking of his death and funeral. Read Galland's book, he was a great pilot and man.
6:16 The lobsters, the oysters, and 3 spitfires were wonderful! 😄
Like Douglas Barder..you must respect Mr Galland..both incredible pilots Enemies and eventually good friends ...this is Heavy 👍🇬🇧
"Please Goering equip my wing with Spitfires", incredible, wow lol
I read Adolf Galland's biography more than 35 years ago. The book is entitled The First and the Last. Glory and downfall of the German fighter pilots. And if you are really interested in the subject, you will find the best knowledge there is in this book. And I find it very nice to see an English-language report about Adolf Galland. Mfg. Magnus
I read his book when I was a kid. I also read Pierre Glosterman. The Finnish aces. and Saburo Sakai, The Samurai. They were heroes, not tarnished by the ugly politics of the times.
The japanese Saburo Sakai, badly wounded in the head during a dogfight and thus unable to see a thing, miraculously managed to get back to base and land his Zero without crashing. Some pilot.
Tumult In The Clouds by James Goodson is a great book.
Anche io ho letto questi libri. Erano uomini eccezionali che non avevano niente a che vedere con coloro che li avevano coinvolti in quel conflitto disastroso
Yes, I read "The First and the Last", by Adolf Galland, "I Flew for the Fuhrer", by Heinz Knoke, "Stuka Pilot", by Hans Rudel, "The Big Show", by Pierre Glosterman, "Fighter Over Finland", by Eino Luukkanen, "Samurai", by Saburo Sakai, "Wing Leader", by J.E. Johnson, and "Duel Under the Stars", by Wilhelm Johnen
Uno dei tanti grandissimi generali tedeschi. Un grande pilota,coraggiosissimo e preparatissimo. L'Aviazione Militare Argentina,gli deve molto. Fu un 'grande' anche nel dopo guerra. Un militare indimenticabile. Onore eterno!
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He was a fine pilot and an even finer gentleman........
So unique and interesting. And I am already a huge amateur WW2 historian and this was just what the doctor (prob a PhD) ordered!!
Imagine being shot down by a guy flying with a basket full with lobsters, coming over the channel just for the lulz 😂
One can only imagine,,,,,what a life this man lived !!! Wow !!!
wow!? do you understand what you say?- inform yourself ab the ship he sunk with children and wounded people, what do you think -what has he done at war?, helping doctors? saving children and women?
@@alexloepp Tell that to Bomber Harris.
@loser-ed1 - that CRT has just ate you up, huh ?
@@alexloepp Don't flip your lid!.The war is over .Both sides were in the business of killing .Nobody on either side came out of it pure and immaculate, free of sin so give it a rest .
@@alexloepp You pathetic excuse of protoplasm. The allies began the bombing of civilians in Germany, and the arming of merchant vessels at sea.
Before the arming of merchant vessels, German naval vessels would take crew and passengers off the ships abour to be sunk.
Put blame where it belongs: Your 'hero' Churchill.
Mate of mine was in the Air Cadets and Galland was the honorary commander. He met the guy, and described him as “a real gent”.
I won’t repeat what he said about Bader.
Baders second wife said of her husband, you either loved him or hated him
There is some video of him cruising over the D day beaches in his personal Beachcraft Bonanza “V” holding the Joy stick in one hand and in the other pointing various landmarks, you can even see his trademark cigar . I think it was taken in the early 60s but I am not sure
The only german Pilot who had an ashtray in the cockpit of his 109!!! Class!!
♥🎖♥ TOP Dokumentary and Honor to Herr Galland !! Thank You very much! Very needful channel 🏆
26 year old wing commander... At 26 I could barely piss standing up.
Adolf Galland a wonderful interview.
The tales of a murderer
@denseKLANboard - DEMOCRAT FDR appointed KLANSMAN HUGO BLACK as POTUS- - thanks for the reklanminder, brah
@@senseofthecommonman🙄.....
A huge respect Herr Galland
The youngest German General of all time.
I think he was just 28 when he became General of the Fighter Arm.
And his eyesight was actually not good. He passed the vision test by memorizing the chart, which a friend in the doctor's office passed down to him days earlier. Imagine.
Pour être un bon pilote de chasse à cette époque,il fallait garder son sang froid.le tout,c est d avoir les yeux derrière la tête.lorsque l on tombait sur ces pilotes,il vallait mieux les éviter.les grands as allemands avaient une expérience énorme.
My mum had a pen friend from Germany in the 1960s they spoke often when her German pen friend said she had an uncle who was a Luftwaffe pilot during the war. That pilot was Adolf Galland. He sent my mum a personalised photo of himself to her. She still has it sitting on her coffee table.
I’ve just finished the third programme. This is such an important series, brilliant in every respect!
Galland is a french surname, he in fact was part french.
After World War II and ME262s, how did he cope with the drabness of life?
Brilliant interview. It's interesting to get a German perspective of the war.
A great pilot and man.
WoW!!!! A super star in the sky!!!! What a pilot!!! My God!!
Galland: "I need some target practice with the new plane, let's see if we can find a few Spitfires in the air." "The Lobster can wait."
Fantastic fighter pilot
He was of French Huguenot descent
Interesting that the footage from Galland's home shows a model of a Spanish HA-112 painted in German Luftwaffe colors and insignia. The HA-112 was the Spanish license-built BF-109, and had a different engine, which was an upright V12, making the nose of the plane much different than the BF-109. The Germans never operated HA-112s in any theatre, and the HA-112 was never officially painted in German colors.
I know Galland consulted on the 1969 British movie, 'Battle of Britain', and HA-112s were used to represent the German attacks, but that's really the only connection I can see to Galland and that plane.
I am wondering if that is one of the original studio scale 109's used in the BOB film. Possibly it was gifted to him.
Don't care for who he was fighting... aviator before everything... darn legend... his book is a must read.
love this please more like it...nice to know what the Germans went through.
Ein tadelloser Soldat und hervorragender Flieger der tapfer und ehrenvoll für sein Land kämpfte !
Fascinating- very good he is on record
His Rigger attached a piece of steel on the Canopy above his head, it hit him when closed & Adolph was really pissed. When he came back from the sortie there were 3 dents, from bullet hits
Absolutely wonderful!
Listening to a murderer reminisce.
@denseoftheKKKcrt - listen to COWARD DEMOCRAT TED CHAPPAQUIDDICK KENNEDY after the murder of MARY JO KOPECHNE
A truly great man, both among his comerades and, at that time, his enemies.
23:55 Galland calls it "Victories" to shoot down an opponent; as I have read, that is what most German pilots called them, Victories. The english bloak near the beginning of this video calls them, kills. Many German pilots truly were the Knights of the skies.
Indeed, the German Word is "Luftsieg", meaning an "Aerial Victory"...
Get real he was a NAZI
Could more accurately describe them as murders
@clensetheKUKLUX - the DEMOCRATS IDOL, MARGARET SANGER described them as EUGENICS
@@senseofthecommonman Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen are pawns in the political games that politicians / bankers play, whichever side they're on.
should have been first Inspector of the German Airforce in 1955, but due to the objection of the United Staates, he was not allowed to become member of the post-war Luftwaffe. Although officially it was in the pure responsibility of Germany to choose the right man for that positon, General Turner received a telegramm from gem general Twining, in which he stated, that Turner should make clear, that the US Fovernment is not willing to accept general Galland in this position. So much about 100% free decissions...
Herr Galland, a Officer and a Gentleman!
21:20 Galland 1 - Goering 0. Classically rekt.
He learned flying gliders before going into war on the airfield I fly now. He was a well member of the Aeroclub until his death.
Almost all the Luftwaffe learned in gliders due to the Versailles treaty prohibiting the Germans having fighters
This the reason why they survived so many crash landings, as in a glider you are looking for a safe place to land from the get go
Hitler had great universal knowledge, not only did Adolf Galland and Goering knew this. But also Leon Degrelle, all of those in Hitler's inner circle. Leon Degrelle talked about this universal knowledge that Hitler had in his books.
Gallantry never dìes. A true gentleman.
I've always had a great amount of respect for Galland, watching this interview has only increased that.
I loved hearing from Galland himself the origin of the "Give me a squadron of Spitfires" we quote
A truly great man with only 100 murders to his name
@@senseofthecommonman Can you substantiate that? 100 wartime victories are not murders.
@@senseofthecommonman Also, I'm British so Galland was responsible for training the Argentine pilots who decimated our task force in the Falklands. The British military still respect Argentina's pilots.
@senseoftheKLAN - thats just PEANUTS compared to the DEMOCRAT KKK EXPLOITS : COLFAX MASSACRE, COUSHATTA MASSACRE, MEMPHIS 3 DAY RIOTS, GREENSBORO MASSACRE, BLM & ANTIFA RIOTS
@@senseofthecommonman Ahhh shut up.
Herr General Galland passed away at the age of 84 in the town of Remagen, Germany, in 1998. RIP.
No, in 1996.
@@jospi2 - oops...I missed the number 6 key ! and he died of a heart ailment.
Just as well for the yanks he wasn't defending that bridge at remagen
Un grand pilote 👍respect 👍
German WWII experten, best skilled men in history.
"I was expecting punishment... didn't get punished... didn't get Spitfires either...".
Real Hero Adolf galland
This. Is wery interesting 👍🏻. Greatings from Sweden
Yes a heroic murderer, you look up to some strange people.
@@senseofthecommonman Man always looks to killers for heroes, failing that it's a man in uniform, fire-fighter or somesuch...after that it's a sports figure. It's naive to expect otherwise.
@@senseofthecommonman då va alla mördare även usa. England Ryssland osv han stred för sitt land vad skulle han annars göra. Så du inte filmen. O hörde va han sa !? Men klart. Lätt för dig o sitta o dömma i efterhand.
I remember him speaking about how Hitler didn't want war with England but was forced to fighting them. Adolf Galland was a very respectful gentleman when meeting him decades ago
Shame he didn’t respect the value of life.
Woah a little bit off script from the narrative there don’t you think
@@RedShnowSo sending 24 peace offfers to the warmonger Churchill is " a little bit off script from the narrative " ?
@@elviadarkgrape2859 💯. I used to believe the Churchill myth until I researched more about him. An egotistical, drunken warmonger
Very informative program and would like to see more.
Galland and summed it up….Germany always eventually fought undermanned, undersupplied, and outnumbered.
Poor Germans, such victims
@@senseofthecommonman ….yes, under the Treaty of Versailles they were.
@@hertzair1186 seriously?
@@senseofthecommonman ….yes. Seriously. The Treaty of Versailles so badly treated the German people that it created the environment for Hitler and revenge.
@@hertzair1186 yes the treaty did create that environment, and certainly went to far with a vindictive element to it.
However the treaty was a direct result of Germany’s aggression, so I still don’t see how they deserved anything but contempt.
A very adroit and clever soldier. On his aircraft, he had Mickey Mouse painted. He deemed that to see it would cause an instant of mixed feelings to his American adversaries, and that instant can be the difference between his victory or defeat.
This is a lie. He literally says in the video you cannot see markings on the plane including his kill count on the tail or identifying marks to tell who the pilot inside was.
I know you want to seem cool on the internet and get all the "likes" but you don't have to make things up. It's quite disingenuous and rather insulting might I add.
@@salazam Look it up, he did.
@@gonzalesfrederic6213 Yes but that's not the reason he had it. You are making up lies. You are a liar. You cannot see a tiny decal on a plane flying 300 knots in the sky. He _literally said this in the video._ Stop with the lies please.
34:10 lol, how he imitates the führer's voice in english - priceless.
Remark: A. Galland was in heavy dispute with A. Hitler and H. Göring about the ME 262 Fighter, because A. Hitler saw the ME 262 Jet only as a bomber! As a result from this dispute was, A. Galland lost his Luftwaffe general commander job (usually after a dispute with Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring you lost your life!). This story shows how brave this man was!
No, sorry, remarks to your remarks, AH wanted to distract SOME 262 as bomber, this slowed down production and the priorital assignment to Jagdgeschwader.
2. In a dispute with HG and AH you got assigned to the front, never killed.
3. A.Galland wasn't THE general of the Luftwaffe, that was HG, he was the commander of the Fighters, not bombers, not long range, not Fallschirmjäger, not reconnissance, not Jabo, not training, not Flak, not local command, no area assignment, he was in charge of the strategic development of fighters and their tactics.
@@angriff69 Remarks to your remarks: 1. AH was an absolutely full idiot for his plans with the Me 262! 2. Yes, it happened to some Luftwaffe pilots after a dispute with HG and AH they got assigned to the front and KIA or MIA! 3. Absolutely right, A. Galland was the general of the FIGHTERS!
There is a lot of evidence that indicate the AH slowdown was a myth. Galland was quite the self promoter. There is a great informative and unbiased video here on yt on the topic.
@@lance5041 interesting thank you. Do you have the link or remember the title pls ?
ua-cam.com/video/SDYHd1PuR5U/v-deo.html
This guy speaks gerrman and was able to dig into actual luftwaffe records. Maybe is accurate, maybe not, but I always think history deserves that deeper dig.
Galland just seemed to me to never be to blame in his telling of events. Hitler, the evil little bastard he was, also caught the blame for "everything" (much of it deserved, I just don't think all of it).
Anyway, over the years I've read a few reputable accounts that the bomber version had no effect on deployment of the 262.
Handsome chap.
Germany was always short on fuel in fact they used 87. The allies made good hp on their engines(which were usually smaller displacement) because they used 150 octanes. Truth is hard many can’t handle it it’s human nature.
What does even mean moron? So the allies were cheating? Or what? 1. War isn’t fair, if it is, you are not fighting it properly. Truth is hard and many can’t handle it. But what does this mean? Seems like both sides designed engines which worked for them. We all know who won the war though.
@@imperialinquisition6006 30 countires vs Japan and Germany is not war it’s a big joke! At bare minimum allow the axis to have some oil but this isn’t war it’s enslaving the coming generations who don’t know the past.
Sort of. Germany had 2 main grades of aero engine fuel, called B4 and C3. C3 was used to some extent in the Battle If Britain and was 95 octane at lean settings and 110 at rich settings. Later in the war this improved to 97 lean and 125~130 rich (and possibly even towards the end of the war)
However as I understand it the short hand way of describing the octane rating varied between the allies and Germany. Hence although German fuel was lower octane, the difference was far less than it would first appear.
@@katywalker8322 this was minuscule just look at the octane rating on the side of a bf109 in 1944. Can you do that or your mind to lazy?
I wonder where all his items are today from the ones on the wall and photo albums etc. Seems very humble.
His home could be a museum with all that history.